novelraw Chapter 1116: 40: Fire That Scorches the Sky (Part 2)
Chapter 1116: 40: Fire That Scorches the Sky (Part 2)
Chapter 1116: Chapter 40: Fire That Scorches the Sky (Part 2)
Their greatest trump card is the sealing item, the Soul Calming Needle, which can stabilize the Spirit Sea.
But at this moment, the effect of the Soul Calming Needle quickly diminished and became increasingly weaker.
In less than ten minutes, the soul seas of these four people…will all collapse!
The physicians’ attention was on the injured, their spirits focused entirely, failing to notice the approach of the visitor outside the tent, until Gu Shen’s soft voice resonated gently in their minds.
“You all have worked hard, leave the next task to me.”
Upon hearing this, they turned around, overjoyed.
“Mr. Xiao Gu!”
“Master Gu!”
These physicians breathed a long sigh of relief, dared not delay, quickly packed their things, and then asked for Gu Shen’s instructions. After receiving Gu Shen’s response that he “did not need any object assistance,” they withdrew all the healing sealing items.
The tent became very quiet.
Gu Shen stood in front of the four patients’ beds, standing silently for over ten seconds.
In this operation to hunt down the escaped criminals, he was responsible for leading the “vanguard exploration” team, and these four unconscious Transcendents were members of that team…they were loyal to his command and shed blood for Changye.
They must not die.
The dimly lit tent, at this moment, ignited with flames, and through the blurred tent cloth, the people quietly waiting outside could feel the warm power emanating from the flame.
Throughout the East Continent, the S-rank ability is among the few——[Chi Huo].
And at this moment, the flame Gu Shen extracted from his forehead underwent a qualitative change, having transformed after absorbing hundreds of flames on the Divine Temple Mountain, becoming the “Fire of Life.”
During those silent seconds, he used his spirit to carefully feel the injuries of the four.
After killing Tang Ran.
Gu Shen devoured all of Tang Ran’s “Extraordinary Essence” and then conveniently scoured through the remaining memories of this guy to see if he could find any information related to other criminals…but he didn’t get much useful information.
Perhaps because the dispersing power of the Stone Sword was too strong.
Or perhaps because most of Tang Ran’s spirit was devoted to increasing computational power in the deep water area.
The “memory images” he could see were just some scattered fragmented scenes, so disordered that they could even compare to the images provided by the Calamity Bracelet…but these were not important; what mattered was that Gu Shen saw the scene of Tang Ran attacking the exploration team’s five-member group, something he experienced shortly before his death, making this memory particularly clear.
The reason the four on the sickbed were in a coma now was that their Spirit Sea was attacked by “Black Grinding”!
Gu Shen was somewhat puzzled.
If Tang Ran’s goal was to escape…then why did he act so frantically?
Initially, he didn’t even reveal his identity!
Even if he had stopped just after killing Zheng Qiu and fled immediately, he wouldn’t have ended up like this.
What drove him to do all this?
With confusion, Gu Shen divided the “Fire of Life” into four parts, simultaneously immersing them into the Spirit Sea of these four people… Since they were all attacked by Tang Ran, the Spirit Sea of these four Transcendents were in the same nightmare, and the scenes Gu Shen saw were not very different.
Darkness.
Boundless darkness.
Gu Shen silently recalled the related scenes from Tang Ran’s perspective… when facing Mu Qingyang’s deadly shot, this guy would rather take the shot himself than give up, stubbornly withstanding Mu Qingyang and fiercely pinching the four!
He stood in the nightmare, feeling the tides at the bottom of the soul body, and suddenly understood why Tang Ran did this—
Firstly.
Mu Qingyang’s deadly shot was effective against other powerhouses of the same level, but not against Tang Ran.
After being pierced by the “Heavenly Sheath Fragment.”
Tang Ran’s body began to disperse a large amount of Extraordinary Essence; the Stone Sword doesn’t consider the ownership of the Extraordinary Essence; it is an unfeeling fragment, so Mu Qingyang’s injected sharp murderous intent and a large amount of Extraordinary Essence would all be resolved by the Stone Sword!
This is also why, when I saw Tang Ran, the latter had no significant injuries!
Tang Ran had calculated that this shot would not kill him!
And the reason he endured the big gun and still took action…was simple.
He truly feared the “Heavenly Sheath.”
After the fragment pierced, and his body began to change, it was like the Netherworld King had started the countdown to his life…Mu Qingyang’s gun was not scary, because just one hit wouldn’t kill him.
But when the countdown ended, if he hadn’t found a way to deal with the “Heavenly Sheath,” even the Seven Gods wouldn’t be able to save him!
So.
He stubbornly endured Mu Qingyang’s big gun and took action against these four because he was trying to resolve the power of the “Heavenly Sheath,” injecting his spirit, corrupted by the Stone Sword, into the Spirit Sea of these four Transcendents through that pinch.
All things must conform to the iron law of conservation!
If the Stone Sword stuck to himself, then the way to shake it off was to cut off a piece of his own flesh and offer it to others…this was the real reason for Tang Ran’s frenzied assault, he wanted to transfer the curse of the Stone Sword onto others!
And with Changye Central City encircling the Tundra.
Future encirclements would only become more severe…to survive, he not only had to evade Changye powerhouses but also seize every encounter with Law Enforcers to transfer the curse; this time, the five-member group was a rare opportunity that came right to him as “scapegoats”!
In fact.
Tang Ran’s plan did succeed.
Gu Shen’s soul body stood in the black dream tide…he felt the curse of the Stone Sword spreading here, that invisible decaying force devouring the four Spirit Seas.
Before long, these four Spirit Seas would collapse.
Logically speaking, this phenomenon would indicate a successful transfer—if Tang Ran were still alive, then shortly thereafter, he should feel that the “Heavenly Sheath Curse” he bore had lightened somewhat.
“I know that if it’s an ordinary nightmare, you definitely have no problem.”
In the darkness, Gu Shen summoned the Fire of Life.
His eyes gentle, he watched the wisp of flame twirling and dancing on his fingertips, softly asking: “This time, can you also burn away the ‘corrosion curse’ flowing in the nightmare?”
That weak flame swayed slowly.
Initially, it was just a lifeless object, but after devouring some Extraordinary Essence…it gradually changed.
As Gu Shen’s accumulation deepened.
It seemed to truly possess its own spiritual wisdom.
“Good…”
Gu Shen’s eyes revealed a smile, understanding the Chi Huo’s response.
“Go.”
With a wave of his hand—
A wisp of Chi Huo flew out, instantly transforming into a blazing sea of fire.
The four pitch-black Spirit Seas simultaneously ignited with brilliant radiance!
The “Nightmares” entangled in the darkness, the “Demonic Entities” born in the Black Grinding Spiritual Domain, revealed hideous faces amidst the glow—
This nightmare scene was like purgatory!
Gu Shen let out a long breath, a gust of wind swept through the dark world, blowing his clothes and scattering his hair.
For a moment, he was somewhat dazed.
This scene was quite reminiscent of when he was in the Ghost Cage trial.
Gu Shen instinctively glanced to the side, and this time, countless codes emerged in the nightmare, connected spiritually, a woman with whom he shared a deep connection appeared in an extremely timely manner, suspended in the air.
Chu Ling smiled at him, making a gesture with two fingers.
Gu Shen also smiled.
He extended two fingers, drew them together into a line, and slashed through this dark boundless world—
The Chi Huo streaked across the sky, as if in an instant, breaking through the barriers that separated these previously unconnected Soul Worlds.
The four young Law Enforcers lying on the sickbeds, about to meet their end in agony, felt an unprecedented vast brightness at that moment.
They saw the young figure standing amidst the Blazing Light, shattering the soul barriers with a simple motion to wipe away the darkness.
The pitch-black world was set ablaze by the great fire.
Remembering the past.
A youth, in a hazy dream, with a flick of his finger, dispersed a thousand spans of haze, tore apart thousands of feet of darkness, with the grandeur of swallowing the vast lands like a tiger.
And now.
This dream has come true.
But compared to the past, it’s more spirited and vibrant.